Example sentences of "[noun] have [verb] for a while " in BNC.
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| 1 | De Gaulle reacted like a sullen schoolboy ; the august professor had gone for a while . |
| 2 | The gastropodic semi-automaton moved over reverentially to polish the section of ancient riveted floor where the two Marines had stood for a while . |
| 3 | They had been driving through Wales , to the sea , and Carrie had turned off the main road into a narrow valley and said , this was where she and Uncle Nick had lived for a while in the war , would they like to stop the night and see ? |
| 4 | My contact with the family had lapsed for a while when the head asked to see me to request help in explaining the Statementing procedures to Mrs Singh . |
| 5 | JACK Dee had tried for a while to make people laugh with a totally put-on chirpy delivery . |